Anterior cord lesion - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Apraxia - inability to make a motor plan, as a result of brain damage. Ataxia - lack of muscle coordination Aphasia - impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding). 1 olfactory - Making client smell something pleasant front of brain 2 optic - thalamus - test visual acuity (Snellen chart, or # of fingers) front of brain 3 Oculomotor - thalamus - looking up, in and left to right...

What gland is found in the muscular triangle of the neck? (Ans- Thyroid gland Is an afferent or efferent pupillary defect described as B/L pupillary constriction when light is shined in the unaffected eye and B/L paradoxical dilation when light is shined in the affected eye? (Ans- Afferent pupillary defect (CN II lesion); in an efferent pupillary defect (CN III), B/L constrict when light is shined in the unaffected eye and consensual pupil constriction occurs when light is shined in the a...

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(may not be tested) what is central cord syndrome? - Answer-Affects motor strength in the upper extremities > lower Sensory function variable below lesion Elderly patients with spinal stenosis and hyperextension injury angulation - Answer-Relation of the long axis of the fragment in relation to one another Described by the direction the distal fragment points and amount of angle Degree of angulation matters significantly - measure and be accurate posterior --> going out to the back ...

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USMLE Step 1 Comprehensive Questions Bank What gland is found in the muscular triangle of the neck? - Thyroid gland Is an afferent or efferent pupillary defect described as B/L pupillary constriction when light is shined in the unaffected eye and B/L paradoxical dilation when light is shined in the affected eye? - Afferent pupillary defect (CN II lesion); in an efferent pupillary defect (CN III), B/L constrict when light is shined in the unaffected eye and consentual pupil constricti...

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